P03 - JOFOC Plethysmograph-442_Redacted.pdf

VHAPG Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Brand Name Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1 For

Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

Acquisition Plan Action ID: 36C259-23-AP-2072 Tracking #: FY24 - NCO 19 - 2731

1. Contracting Activity: Ordering Activity:

Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 19 Cheyenne, WY VA Medical Center 6162 S Willow Dr. Suite 300 2360 E. Pershing Blvd Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Cheyenne, WY 82001

2237 #: 442-24-2-095-0127

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

The Cheyenne VA Medical Center has a need for a replacement MGC Diagnostics Platinum Elite DX Body Plethysmograph.

Estimated Amount:

1 Each 726 Liter Plethysmograph Chamber with Spirometry, Thoracic Gas Volumes, Airways Resistance, Nitrogen Washout & Real Time Diffusion Capacity Includes: BreezeSuite Software, Windows 10 Pro Computer,3L Syringe, Startup Kit, Regulators for O2, DLCO & Calibration Gas, & One E Cylinder of Calibration Gas

1 Each Environment Monitor (temp, humidity, and pressure) & Interface Cable

1 Each Inkjet Printer

1 Each Bronchial Provocation Software Option for Platinum Elite

1 Each Pulmonary Consult/Pulmonary Consult Software Option for CPFSD

1 Each Query Database Software Option for Platinum Elite

1 Each MultiUser/MultiUser Software Option for CPFSD

1 Each Five-Year UltraCare Preferred Support Agreement for Elite

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3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:

The Cheyenne health care system currently has two (2) MGC Diagnostic plethysmographs. One is located at the main hospital which is needing to be replaced due to a seal that cannot be fixed and the other at the Northern Colorado VA clinic. Both machines interface with Vista Imaging through the software BreezeConnect Network/HL7 interface. The health care system has several MGC spirometers that use the same HL7 interface to upload spirometry reports that will be read by a respiratory therapist or the pulmonologist at the main sites.

There are a variety of platforms available. However, there would be technology compatibility issues if another manufacturer’s plethysmographs were to be procured. Further, another manufacturer’s system would need a different software and would compute with different analogs that will lead to different diagnosis/prognosis of care, and previous testing would not be able to be used as threshold of improvement or worsening of a condition. Lastly, it would not be in the Government’s best interest to utilize another manufacturer’s plethysmograph, because the plethysmographs and spirometers from MGC Diagnostics would not be compatible.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

A search on VIP using the NAICS 334510 and word search MGC Diagnostics found 3 SDVOSB results.

Customary Commercial Practices/Standards This is a commercial off-the-shelf item, customary commercial practices and standards apply.

A search on the SBA – Dynamic Small Business Search using the NAICS 334510 and word search plethysmograph produced 1 match.

An FPDS search showed the items requested have been previously purchased from SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, large business concerns in the past 18 months. Recently from Medical Graphics Corporation, a small business, on 08/29/2023, in the amount of under contract

In a phone conversation on 03/25/2024 with MGC Diagnostics, she stated they were the manufacturer and had only one authorized distributor which was Bravo Inc., an SDVOSB.

This brand name procurement will be competed between a small business manufacturer and their one SDVSOB distributor with it being a small business set aside.

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5. Requirements Certification: I certify that the requirement outlined in this justification is a Bona Fide Need of the Department of Veterans Affairs and that the supporting data under my cognizance, which are included in the justification, are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Rebecca Badgley Date Section Chief of Cardiopulmonary Cheyenne VA Medical Center

6. Contracting Officer's Certification: Purchase is approved in accordance with FAR13.106-1(b). I certify that the foregoing justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Jonathan Saiz Date Contracting Officer, Supply/Services Oklahoma

09/06/2024